Three Ladies of Chill Repute
Want a formula for getting your (totally deserving, yet under-appreciated) artwork out of your studio and into a larger context? Want to join that invisible art world phenomenon called “The Dialogue”? Find yourself a middle-aged lady who curates. Sorry to be so blunt, but it’s true. My own statistical research has proved it….
The Best North Brooklyn Street Art of 2011
One of the pleasures for street art watchers is that every season a new batch of artists and work appear. New styles crop up, older styles wilt away, and there’s something for everyone.
The Gallerist—It’s Always Valentine’s Day in Ridgewood
Valentine forged his curatorial program in the school of hard knocks by way of pure insight. The former co-founder of The Mustard Factory and Galapagos’ Curator, he came to Ridgewood in 1999 long before it was on the greater artworld’s mental map.
Trent’s Artsy Gift Guide
Despite its recent condofication, Williamsburg is still an artistic bastion at heart. Here some of the neighborhood’s holiday gift offerings for the aesthete in your life. Curated by Trent Morse
Local Greek Bailout experiment continues…
Update: (Dec. 9) THE EXPERIMENT CONTINUES… “Don’t be afraid of the ‘pay what you feel deal,’” says Paula Douralas, Santorini Grill owner. TELL US YOUR EXPERIENCE.
OP/ED A 21st Century Manhattan Project—Williamsburg Version
The explosive growth of high-tech firms in NYC is signaling the birth of new 21st-century technology that is replacing the moribund and defunct blue collar manufacturing of the 20th century. Brooklyn’s DUMBO can attest to the successful conversion of manufacturing and warehouse buildings into high-tech firms. Even downtown Brooklyn will spawn additional high-tech facilities, as New York University is interested in establishing its applied science and urban facility at the former New York City Transit building on Jay Street. I propose that the ideal location for new high-tech expansion be in Williamsburg-Greenpoint, which has a number of advantages over DUMBO, downtown Brooklyn, and Roosevelt Island….